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Volunteer Postitions

Youth Shop Volunteers

Youth Shop is a weekly drop-in time when young people can volunteer at the Community Workshop in exchange for parts and repair help with their own bikes.

The goal of Youth Shop is to teach young people how to maintain and repair their own bikes. Youth attendees volunteer for an hour before recieving help on their own bikes so that they earn the parts and materials for their bike.

Youth Shop Volunteers don't need to be experienced bike mechanics (though mechanical skills arehelpful). The ideal volunteers merely needs to enjoy working with young people, have an interest in bike mechanics, and be able to provide encouragement and help to youth as they work their way through volunteer projects and repairs.

Primary duties include:

Setting up and faciliatiating volunteer projects for youth during the first half of Youth Shop

Supporting youth through repair work during second half of Youth Shop

Encouraging active learning by trying to be hands-off and allowing youth to perform majority of work on their bike

Giving high fives

Requirements:

Interest and experience working with youth

Bicycle mechanics knowledge helpful but not required

Ability to make at least 8 of the Youth Shops in a10-week period

Training Provided:

A quick 15-minute orientation to the shop.

Volunteers who demonstrate a commitment to being Youth Shop Volunteer may be eligible for a part of full scholarship to one of our bicycle mechanics classes which would help them in their volunteer role.

Supervisor: Dan Hock, Youth Shop Manager

Privileges:

Ability to attend Volunteer Appreciaton Nights where volunteers can use tools and stands to work on their own bikes